OnPolitics
OnPolitics
   ALASKA/ U.S. Senate
 Front
 Elections
 The Issues
 Federal Page
 The Administration
 Columns
 Congress
  Alaska
   - U.S. House At Large
   - Governor
     U.S. Senate
   - U.S. Senate
 Supreme Court
 Today in Congress
 Players
 Post Series
 Polls
 Columns - Cartoons
 Live Online
 Photo Galleries
Other News:
Nation
World
Metro
Sports
Business
Technology
Style
Editorial Page
Travel
Health
Real Estate
Home & Garden
Food
Education
News Digest
Print Edition
Archives
Help
Feedback
Corrections

Ted Stevens (R)
Senior Senator from Alaska

Elected: 1970 (5th full term) Appointed December 1968.
Hometown: Girdwood
Born: November 18, 1923; Indianapolis, Ind.
Religion: Episcopalian
Family: Wife, Catherine Chandler; six children
Education: U. of California, Los Angeles, B.A. 1947; Harvard U., LL.B. 1950
Military Service: Army Air Corps, 1943-46
Career: Lawyer
Political Highlights: U.S. attorney, 1953-56; Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, 1962; Alaska House, 1965-68 (majority leader and speaker pro tempore, 1967-68); sought Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, 1968; U.S. Senate, 1968-present
Committees: Joint Library - chairman; Appropriations - chairman ( Commerce, Justice, State & Judiciary; Defense - chairman; Interior; Labor, Health & Human Services & Education; Legislative Branch); Commerce, Science & Transportation ( Aviation; Communications; Oceans & Fisheries; Science, Technology & Space; Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine); Governmental Affairs; Rules & Administration
Address: 522 Hart Senate Office Building, Constitution Ave. and Second St., N.E., Washington, DC, 20510-0201
Phone: (202) 224-3004
Fax: (202) 224-2354
E-mail: senator_stevens@stevens.senate.gov
Web site: stevens.senate.gov

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated: January 29, 2000). To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com


Record and Rankings
RECORD AND RANKINGS

CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House).

CQ Vote Studies
Year Presidential
Support
Party
Unity
  S* O* S O
1998 53% 44% 82% 18%
1997 71 29 78 21
1996 44 54 89 9
1995 30 66 86 10
1994 45 42 69 25
1993 31 65 80 18
1992 78 20 80 18
1991 83 14 78 20
1990 72 23 66 31
S=Support; O=Oppose

Voting Participation
Year %
1998 99
1997 99
1996 98
1995 96
1994 93
1993 98
1992 98
1991 97
1990 96
Interest Groups
Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU
1998 20% n/a 94% 56 %
1997 30 14 80 58
1996 20 29 85 80
1995 5 8 94 73
1994 25 43 67 77
1993 25 55 91 80
1992 20 33 80 74
1991 10 42 60 76
1990 33 67 64 65

Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999) AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE

State Legislature | Urban Statistics | Registered Voters | U.S. Congress | Term Limits | Elections | Population | Miscellaneous

State Legislature
Bicameral Legislature: Meets January to mid-May, with a limit of 120 calendar days
House of Representatives: 40 members, 2-year terms
1999 breakdown: 26R, 14D; 35 men, 5 women
Salary: $160/day while in session; $200/month expenses; $6,000/year allowance
Phone: (907) 465-3725
Senate: 20 members, 4-year terms
1999 breakdown: 15R, 5D; 17 men, 3 women
Salary: $160/day while in session; $200/month expenses; $6,000/year allowance
Phone: (907) 465-3701

Urban Statistics

Anchorage: Mayor Rick Mystrom (R), Population 250,505
Fairbanks: Mayor James Hayes (D), Population 32,960
Juneau: Mayor Dennis Egan, N-P, Population 29,756

Registered Voters
Undeclared: 34%
Republican: 25%
Non-Partisan: 18%
Democrat: 17%

U.S. Congress
Senate: 2 R
House: 1 R

Term Limits
For state offices: No

Elections
1996 Presidential Vote:
Bob Dole 51%, Bill Clinton 33%, Ross Perot 11%
1992 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 39%, Bill Clinton 30%, Ross Perot 28%
1988 Presidential Vote:
George Bush 60%, Michael S. Dukakis 36%

Population
1998 population (est.): 607,007
1990 population: 550,043
1980 population: 401,851
Percent change 1980-90: +37%
Rank among states (1998): 49
White: 76%
Black: 4%
Asian or Pacific islander: 4%
American Indian or Eskimo: 16%
Hispanic origin: 4%
Urban: 67%
Rural: 33%
Born in state: 34%
Foreign-born: 5%
Under age 18: 188,329 (31%)
Ages 18-64: 388,941 (64%)
65 and older: 32,041 (5%)
Median age: 31.8

Miscellaneous
Web: www.state.ak.us
Capital: Juneau
Median household income: $50,992 (1997)
   Rank among states: 1
Total area: 615,230 sq. miles
   Rank among states: 1

Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)


© 2002 The Washington Post Company

SEARCH:

Search Options


Free E-mail
Newsletters

Sign Up and Stay Posted with the OnPolitics Daily Report
onpolitics